Chapter 645: Successfully defended the title
Due to the diamond-shaped position of Juventus' four midfielders, the burden of their wide defense has basically fallen on the two full-backs. At the same time, because Allegri also requires full-backs to be actively involved in the attack, once Juventus lose possession, the weak defensive areas on both wings of their backfield can easily become a breakthrough for the opposition's attack.
It was precisely because he saw through the flaws in the opponent's defense that Diego Simeone decisively gave the team the order to quickly pass through the midfield and put the main attack direction on the opponent's wings.
Although this change has caused Atletico Madrid's possession rate to decline, as long as the attacking players can receive passes from their midfield teammates on both wings of the front, their attacks will put a lot of pressure on the Juventus goal.
In the 11th minute of the first half, Saul cautiously passed the ball to Koke at the back of the flank when facing Vidal and Pogba near the middle circle of the half.
At the same time, Feng Quan, who was originally cruising in the middle of the frontcourt, suddenly inserted sideways into the gap on the left side of the frontcourt.
Koke, who had seen the wind turn into a moving man long before receiving the ball, made a slight adjustment and sent a precise long pass over the top into the open area in front of the wind.
Although Lichtsteiner and Marchisio were on the way to the spot of the ball the moment of Cork's pass, they couldn't clear the ball before the wind stopped.
Feng Quan, who was facing the goal, stopped the ball and did not rely on his speed advantage as usual, but took two lateral steps with his right foot and suddenly passed the ball from the gap between the two opponents to the edge of the penalty area.
Saul, who was inserting at high speed, stabbed the ball towards Feng Quan, who was diagonally inserted in the middle, before Juventus central defender Giorgio Chiellini cleared the ball.
After receiving the ball, Feng Quan first led the ball into the penalty area, and then picked up his left foot and pretended to hit the goal after Bonucci made up for the defense, just when Bonucci subconsciously stretched his leg to block, Feng Quan's left foot shook the ball past the opponent and then used the inside of his right foot to make a curling ball to attack the goal.
Just as more than 30,000 Atletico Madrid fans jumped from their seats to celebrate the goal, goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon blocked Fengquan's shot with one hand.
Although Buffon's heroic performance helped Juventus avoid a catastrophe for the time being, it also made Allegri aware of the huge hidden dangers in the back line under the high pressing tactics.
However, with no other better way to limit Atletico Madrid's attack, Allegri had no choice but to stick to it. In addition, due to the opponents
Unfortunately, Allegri's "persistence" soon suffered a painful blow.
Just five minutes after Gianluigi Buffon's brilliant save, Koke smashed into Saul's backfield to get away from Vidal's pressing, and then decisively sent a through ball to the right side of the pitch.
Griezmann, who had been roaming on the right flank, took two steps forward after receiving the ball, then cut inside to the middle, but when Juventus' overall formation shrank, he suddenly passed the ball sideways to the left side of the field.
The swift forward Feng Quan first unloaded the ball with his chest before Lichtsteiner approached, and then with a simple sudden acceleration, he easily escaped his opponent's marking.
After escaping Lichtsteiner's marking, Feng Quan quickly cut inside to the edge of the box, then dribbled sideways to shake off Mascherano's block, and then unexpectedly slashed the ball into the bottom left corner of the Juventus goal from a slightly left position at the top of the box.
Originally, when the two sides were on the same "same running line", the Juventus team, which was based on fighting, could still maneuver with Atletico Madrid with a momentum, but when Feng Quan took the lead in breaking the deadlock on the field, the illusion that the Serie A hegemon dragged the game into a penalty shootout was immediately shattered.
Admittedly, Atletico Madrid's passing ability is indeed slightly inferior compared to Barcelona, who have almost developed passing football to the extreme, but as a Spanish team, their passing ability still has an advantage over the Italian team, which has always focused on tactical research.
On the surface, Juventus's high pressing played a role in "destroying" the organization of Atletico Madrid's midfield to a certain extent, but this was the result of Diego Simeone deliberately luring the opponent's formation forward.
Although Allegri is well aware that the intensification of the offensive will lead to a further increase in rear air defense,
But when the score was behind, he had to bite the bullet and let his team press the attack.
However, just when everyone thought that Atletico Madrid would sacrifice the counter-attacking tactics that they are best at, Diego Simeone chose to attack.
Yes, the statistics of only 12 goals conceded in 38 La Liga games are indeed the strongest defense in European football, but Simeone knows very well that if it were not for the terrifying deterrence of Feng Quan in the front court, which forced the vast majority of opponents to put more energy into defense, the team's defensive statistics would definitely not be so impressive. Moreover, if the individual defensive ability of the defenders in the round, it is even difficult for Atletico Madrid to take advantage.
In addition, as the defending champion of the Champions League, Simeone also hopes that his team can win well and convince everyone.
Therefore, the only way to win is to convince the opponent with as many goals as possible.
As a result, many viewers who started watching the game after Feng Quan broke the deadlock, after seeing the two teams seem to have given up on defense and crazy attack, they actually have a sense of watching the live broadcast of the "Pro Evolution Soccer" game.
In the 26th minute of the first half, Saul successfully got rid of Pogba and Vidal's entanglement and entered the opponent's half after hitting the wall with Gabi and Koke in succession.
Faced with the double defense of Andrea Pirlo and Marchisio, Saul decisively distributed the ball to Griezmann, who was advancing along the right side.
Griezmann received the ball and took a few steps forward before cutting inside straight into the middle.
Just when the Juventus defenders thought Griezmann would pass the ball to the left side of the wind as before, the French striker made a sudden stop and distributed the ball to Juanfran who was cutting in at high speed along the right sideline.
At the same time, Feng Quan, who was originally cruising on the left side, quickly inserted into the penalty area.
After receiving the ball, Juanfran advanced to a position five meters from the baseline, first feigned a cross into the box, but when Evra subconsciously stretched his leg to block, he slammed back with his right foot, and then sent an inverted triangle pass to the top of the box slightly to the right.
Feng Quan, who had been ambushed near the penalty spot, rushed out of the penalty area the moment Juanfran got past Evra, and then flicked Juanflan's pass sideways past Chiellini, and then made a slight adjustment to complete a curling ball on the line of the penalty area.
Although goalkeeper Buffon made an accurate judgment, the football kicked by Feng Quan seemed to have eyes, bypassing Buffon's right hand and drilling into the upper right corner of the goal, 2-0.
Although Juventus, who were two goals behind, did not give up, but the attack relied more on the back row of Pogba and Vidal, as well as Morata's goal-grabbing points to create a threat, but it was difficult for them to pose a mortal threat to the Atletico Madrid defense with strong frontal defense.
Not only that, Juventus, who were eager to recover the disadvantage, was also extended to Atletico Madrid again in the 42nd minute of the first half.
At that time, Feng Quan cut inside from the left side to the front of the penalty area and then feigned to hit the goal, and then when the opponent subconsciously stretched his leg to block, he stuffed the ball with his right foot into the space on the left side of the penalty area.
Saul, who was inserting into the penalty area at high speed, swept the ball to the penalty spot before Lichtsteiner cleared it, and the outflanked Griezmann was blocked by Bonucci's interference, but the rebounding football fell to the feet of Fengquan, who was inserted into the box.
In the face of Buffon's kind "gift", Feng Quan first deceived the opponent with a fake shot to lose his center of gravity, and then calmly pushed the ball into the unguarded empty goal with his right foot.
Juventus, who did not dare to swallow eggs, pulled one back in the 13th minute of the second half when Pirlo took advantage of a direct free-kick.
But less than five minutes later, Feng Quan used his not good header in the box to rewrite the score to 4-1.
After Feng Quan scored the big four, the Juventus players finally lost their fighting spirit and turned to vent their frustration with frequent and bad fouls. In just 10 minutes, Feng Quan and Saul, who are good at dribbling breakthroughs, were put to the ground six times in succession.
Of course, the Juventus players also paid the price for their bad behaviour with four yellow cards and one red card (Vidal turned two yellows into one red).
Looking at the opponent who was gradually losing his mind, Diego Simeone finally replaced Feng Quan early in the 35th minute of the second half, avoiding the risk of injury and allowing him to accept the cheers of the fans early.
In the end, with Feng Quan's "Big Four Happiness", Atletico Madrid lifted the Champions League trophy for the second year in a row.